Tone (TVXQ album)

2011 studio album by Tohoshinki

Tone

Studio album by

Tohoshinki

Released| September 28, 2011
Recorded| 2009–2011
Genre|

* J-pop
* electropop
* dance-pop

Length| 49:10
Language| Japanese
Label| Avex Trax
Producer|

* Nam So-young (gen.)
* Ryuhei Chiba (gen.)
* Katsutoshi Yasuhara
* Shinjiroh Inoue
* Yoo Young-jin
* Dsign Music
* John Paul Lam
* Michele Vice-Maslin
* C.J. Vanston
* The White N3rd
* Hitchhiker
* Deekay
* Katsuhiko Yamamoto
* Coach

Tohoshinki chronology
| Before U Go
(2011)  | Tone
(2011)  | Catch Me
(2012)

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Singles from  Tone

1. "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)"
Released: January 26, 2011
2. "Superstar"
Released: July 20, 2011
3. "B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty) / Back to Tomorrow"
Released: September 21, 2011

Tone (stylized in all caps) is the fifth Japanese studio album (tenth overall) by South Korean pop group Tohoshinki, released on September 28, 2011, by Avex Trax. It is Tohoshinki's first Japanese album since becoming a Duo, with members Yunho and Changmin. Tone was released in three physical versions – Version A, a CD+DVD version with music videos; Version B, another CD+DVD version with off-shot movies; and Version C, a CD only version with a bonus track. Composing sessions for the album began in 2009, bull full production began in early 2011.

Musically, Tone is a pop music album largely consisting of uptempos, midtempos, and ballads with R&B, electropop and rock influences. Tone received positive reviews upon its release, with some critics praising it as one of Tohoshinki's most cohesive Japanese albums to-date. The album was a major commercial success: it was Tohoshinki's second album, but first original release, to top the Oricon Albums Chart, selling 205,000 copies on its first week of release. Earning a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) two weeks later, Tone eventually became Tohoshinki's best-selling original Japanese studio album, with over 330,000 copies sold.[1]

## Background

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The second single "Superstar" was originally written with English lyrics and titled "Everyday Superstar".[2] When the song was translated into Japanese the lyrics and meaning were completely changed apart from the single word "Superstar". Co-writer Lars Halvor Jensen told HitQuarters that the translator kept it in because "it's a catchy word that everybody understands".[2] The original English language song was recorded by the Irish pop duo Jedward and included on their second album Victory. It was also included as the bonus track on the Japanese release of their debut album Planet Jedward.

## Release

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On July 30, 2011, while attending the a-Nation 10th Anniversary for Life Charge & Weider in Jelly concert, U-Know revealed that their upcoming Japanese album was slated for release on September 28. There Max also revealed that their 5th Nationwide Japanese tour would be starting in January of next year.[3][4]

July 31 it was revealed that previously released tracks "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)", "Maximum", "Superstar", and "I Don't Know" would be included on the album and that three versions: CD+DVD (limited edition version A), CD+DVD (limited edition version B) and CD (Normal Version C) of the album would be released.[5]

On August 15 it was revealed that one of the songs off the album "Back to Tomorrow" would be used as the CM song for Illuneige, a product by Menard Cosmetics. A 1-minute, 12-second preview of the song was available on the Illuneige site.[6]

On August 27 the track list for all three versions of Tone were revealed on Tohoshinki's official Japanese website, along with a 17-second preview of the song "B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty)". The limited edition bonuses were revealed to be a jacket sized card (1 out of 6) and event application (for versions A, B and C), "Superstar" PV shoot off shot movie (for version A), and special miniphotobooklet (for version B).[7]

On September 2, 2011, Tohoshinki revealed the jacket covers for all three versions of Tone, as well as a 30-second teaser for "Duet" on their Japanese site.

From September 2–4 Tohoshinki participated in SMTown Live '10 World Tour, where they performed their yet-to-be released song "B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty)".[8]

September 6, Avex Trax's official YouTube page released a 15-second MV teaser of "B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty)".[9] 5 days later, a 1-minute, 30-second version of "B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty)" was shown, along with three behind-the-scenes footage clips, on Fuji TV's Mezamashi TV.[10] September 19 the full music video for "B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty)" was released through various sites.[11]

On September 27, 2011, the first day of album release, Tone topped the Oricon Daily Album Chart at first place by selling 105,484 copies,[12] surpassing their previous studio album The Secret Code's first day sales of 82,891 copies, the album maintained the daily #1 rank for the remainder of the week. On October 4, 2011, Oricon reported that Tone has sold over 204,980 copies for the week of 9/26~10/2, again surpassing The Secret Code's first week sales of 157,954 copies; it ranked first on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart and earned Tohoshinki their first weekly #1 rank for a studio album release.[1] This is also the first time in over 11 years that a foreign male artist has sold over 200,000 copies in the first week since Bon Jovi's Crush.[13] On November 7, 2011, Oricon reported that Tone has sold over 278,057 copies for the month of October, topping the Oricon Monthly Album Chart at first place, making this the first time Tohoshinki has achieved the monthly #1 rank with a studio album release.[14]

On October 7, 2011, Tone was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipping over 250,000 copies.[15] On December 19, 2011, Oricon reported that Tone has sold over 293,674 copies in 2011, ranked 20th for the year on the Oricon Yearly Album Chart.[16]

## Track listing

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Tone version A track listNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "Introduction: Magenta"| Shinjiroh Inoue [ja] (Lambsey [ja; zh])| Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)| Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)| 1:32
2.| "B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty)"|

* Yoo Young-jin
* Kyoko "Luna" Habu

* Yoo Young-jin
* Ryan S. Jhun (Marcan)
* Antwann Frost (Marcan)

| Marcan| 3:35
3.| "I Think U Know"| Kyoko "Luna" Habu|

* Nermin Harambašić
* Robin Jenssen
* Ronny Svendsen
* Anne Judith Wik

| Dsign Music| 4:07
4.| "Duet"| Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)| Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)| Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)| 4:19
5.| "Thank You My Girl"| Kyoko "Luna" Habu|

* John Paul Lam
* Tony Oh
* Akil-Kahil Ali Thompson

| John Paul Lam| 3:11
6.| "Telephone"| Kyoko "Luna" Habu|

* Michele Vice-Maslin
* C.J. Vanston
* Matt Tryggestad

* Michele Vice-Maslin
* C.J. Vanston

| 3:25
7.| "Back to Tomorrow"| Shinjiroh Inoue (Lambsey)|

* White N3rd (Scott Wild)
* Paul Lewis

| White N3rd (Scott Wild)| 3:39
8.| "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" (Japanese version)|

* Yoo Young-jin
* Kyoko "Luna" Habu

* Yoo Han-jin [ko]
* Yoo Young-jin

| Yoo Han-jin| 4:00
9.| "Maximum" (Japanese version)|

* Yoo Young-jin
* Kyoko "Luna" Habu

| Yoo Young-jin| Yoo Young-jin| 3:42
10.| "I Don't Know"|

* Kim Boo-min [ko]
* Kyoko "Luna" Habu

| Hitchhiker| Hitchhiker| 3:24
11.| "Superstar"| Kyoko "Luna" Habu|

* Lars Halvor Jensen
* Johannes "Josh" Jørgensen
* Drew Ryan Scott
* Lindy Robbins

| Uta Watanabe [ja]| 3:43
12.| "Flowers with the Color of Happiness" (シアワセ色の花 (Shiawase Iro no Hana))| Katsuhiko Yamamoto [ja]| Katsuhiko Yamamoto| Katsuhiko Yamamoto| 6:42
13.| "Easy Mind"| Luna|

* Coach [ko]
* Greensleeves

* Coach
* Greensleeves

| 3:45
Total length:| 49:10

Tone Version B track listNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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13.| "Weep"| Shinjiroh Inoue [ja] (Lambsey [ja; zh])| Solaya| Solaya| 4:22
Total length:| 49:48

Notes

* Track 13 of Version B is "Weep", this version does not include the song "Easy Mind"

Tone Version C track listNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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14.| "Weep"| Shinjiroh Inoue [ja] (Lambsey [ja; zh])| Solaya| Solaya| 4:22
15.| "Somebody to Love" (2011 version)|

* Yoshimitsu Sawamoto [ja]
* Matsuo Kiyoshi [ja]

| Masaya Wada [ja]| H-Wonder| 4:03
Total length:| 57:37

Tone Version A DVDNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" (Japanese version)|
2.| "Superstar"|
3.| "I Don't Know"|
4.| "B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty)"|
5.| "Superstar" (dance version)|
6.| "I Don't Know" (dance version)|
7.| "B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty)" (dance version)|
8.| "Superstar PV Shoot Off Shot Movie" (limited edition only)|

Tone Version B DVDNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Maximum/Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" (August 2, 2011, Event @ Makuhari Messe live)|
2.| "Superstar JK Shooting Off Shoot Movie"|
3.| "Album JK Shooting Off Shoot Movie"|

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2011)  | Peak
position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)  | 1
Japanese Top Albums (Billboard)[17] | 1
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[18] | 4
Taiwanese J-pop Albums (G-Music)  | 5

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2011)  | Position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] | 20

## Sales and certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Japan (RIAJ)[21] | Platinum  | 331,600[20]
South Korea  | —  | 11,765[22]

## Release history

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Format  | Country  | Date  | Version  | Distributing label

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CD+DVD (Normal)
CD+DVD (Limited)  | Japan  | September 28, 2011  | All versions  | Avex Trax
South Korea  | October 14, 2011  | Version A, C  | S.M. Entertainment
Taiwan  | All versions  | Avex Taiwan
Philippines  | November 26, 2011  | Universal Records

## See also

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* TVXQ albums discography
* List of Oricon number-one albums of 2011

## References

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1. ^ a b "TVXQ rewrites Oricon history with new Japanese album". 10.asiae.co.kr. November 17, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
2. ^ a b "Q&A on K-pop with Lars Halvor Jensen". HitQuarters. October 24, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
3. ^ "東方神起：新作と日本ツアー開始を発表「日本での活動増える」 - MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ）" (in Japanese). Mantan-web.jp. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
4. ^ "동방신기 2년만에 일본 새앨범 발표, 내년 1월 투어 돌입 : 네이트 뉴스". News.nate.com. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
5. ^ "Tohoshinki to release new album in September!". Tokyohive.com. July 31, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
6. ^ "CM・アーティスト紹介｜27の秘密を持つエイジングケア イルネージュ｜MENARD". Menard.co.jp. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
7. ^ "Tohoshinki reveals track list + song preview for new album, "TONE"". Tokyohive.com. August 27, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
8. ^ 동방신기, 두 번째 도쿄돔 입성 "우리는 계속 도전하고 있다" :: 네이버 뉴스 (in Korean). News.naver.com. September 5, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
9. ^ "東方神起 / "B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty)" PV 15 sec ver". YouTube. September 6, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
10. ^ "BTS footage + longer preview of Tohoshinki's "B.U.T. (BE-AU-TY)"". www.tokyohive.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
11. ^ "Tohoshinki reveals full PV for B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)". Tokyohive.com. September 19, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
12. ^ 東方神起、再始動後初アルバムが初日首位. Oricon (in Japanese). September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
13. ^ "【オリコン】史上初！韓国勢新作が同時首位…シングルT-ARA＆アルバム東方神起". Oricon (in Japanese). October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
14. ^ "CDアルバム 月間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
15. ^ 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計 (in Japanese). RIAJ. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
16. ^ "2011年オリコン年間CD＆DVDランキングを大発表！』-ORICON STYLE ミュージック". Oricon (in Japanese). December 19, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
17. ^ "Billboard Japan Charts Top Albums". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
18. ^ "Gaon Albums Chart, October 9–15, 2011". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 3, 2015.
19. ^ "Oricon Yearly Album Chart 2011" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 19, 2011. Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
20. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
21. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Tohoshinki – Tone" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2011年9月 on the drop-down menu
22. ^ "Gaon International Album Chart, 2011" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.

## External links

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* Special Website
* Official website of TVXQ

* v
* t
* e

TVXQ

* U-Know Yunho
* Max Changmin

* Hero Jaejoong
* Micky Yoochun
* Xiah Junsu

Studio albums|

| Korean|

* Tri-Angle
* Rising Sun
* "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.
* Mirotic
* Keep Your Head Down
* Catch Me
* Tense
* New Chapter #1: The Chance of Love
* 20&2

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Japanese|

* Heart, Mind and Soul
* Five in the Black
* T
* The Secret Code
* Tone
* Time
* Tree
* With
* Tomorrow
* XV
* Zone

Special albums|

* The Christmas Gift from TVXQ
* Rise as God
* New Chapter #2: The Truth of Love
* Epitaph

Compilation albums|

* Best Selection 2010
* Complete: Single A-side Collection
* Single B-side Collection
* Two of Us
* Fine Collection: Begin Again

Concert tours|

| World tours|

* "O" Asia Tour
* Catch Me World Tour
* Tistory Special Tour

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Japan tours|

* Heart, Mind and Soul Tour
* Tone Tour
* Time Tour
* Tree Tour
* With Tour
* Begin Again Tour
* Zone Tour

Affiliated tours|

* SM Town Live '10 World Tour
* SM Town Live World Tour III
* SM Town Live World Tour IV

Filmography|

* Banjun Theater
* I Am
* Analog Trip

Record companies|

* SM Entertainment
* Avex Group
* Avex Trax
* Rhythm Zone
* Avex Taiwan

Related topics|

* SM Town
* Lee Soo-man
* Yoo Young-jin
* JYJ

* Category
* Albums
* Singles
* Awards and nominations
* Tours
* Japan Tours
* Videography
* List of recorded songs

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